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it was a bright, sunny morning in los angeles. as the television images from ground zero assaulted me, i suddenly understood how vulnerable are great and powerful country truly is. as i came to understand the dark forces loose in the world, i had a new appreciation for why my folks and their folks treated every day in america as a new beginning. they did not take it for granted, and now, nor could die. i wanted -- nor could i. i wanted and needed a role in helping to face this new national challenge. i watched our military response. our young men and women were able to bear the most extreme hardship, even to the most final personal sacrifice. my heart was with them. having veterans in my family, and having worked with veterans groups over the years, i knew they were where i wanted to put my efforts, to employ such recognition as i had to devote much time and treasurer to their well-being. so, i was called to greater action, and that journey has enriched my life beyond anything i could have ever imagined. i had intended to give, bu
it was a bright, sunny morning in los angeles. as the television images from ground zero assaulted me, i suddenly understood how vulnerable are great and powerful country truly is. as i came to understand the dark forces loose in the world, i had a new appreciation for why my folks and their folks treated every day in america as a new beginning. they did not take it for granted, and now, nor could die. i wanted -- nor could i. i wanted and needed a role in helping to face this new national...
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over 22 million people are out of work. all he wants to do is mention obama as a one-term president. the corporations are leaving the country. they do not have any plan for us. unfortunately, many americans are not educated in terms of what is going on. they do not read. they do not try to be informed. they do not care. host: that the understand your reasoning -- why would a party but to destroy it -- look to destroy the middle-class in this country? caller: they had been bought up by the corporations. it does been that way since reagan came into office. jobs have been going out of this country for 35 years. they gradually, gradually, gradually squeezed middle-class families. many people do not read about what is going on in the country. host: we are talking about the understanding of american young people in the -- in the history of the united states later this morning. national test given to students and the knowledge of history it rolls into the discussion we are having this morning. the american dream has been destroyed
over 22 million people are out of work. all he wants to do is mention obama as a one-term president. the corporations are leaving the country. they do not have any plan for us. unfortunately, many americans are not educated in terms of what is going on. they do not read. they do not try to be informed. they do not care. host: that the understand your reasoning -- why would a party but to destroy it -- look to destroy the middle-class in this country? caller: they had been bought up by the...
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afghanistan? guest: but the students -- they do, but quite frankly they are wrapped up in their own world. mike problem is to break them out of the rut. the last time i was on the show was writing about the institution. asked me back and i will talk about how they need to be opened up to the world. host: let's go to greg from tennessee. republican caller. caller: yes, you know, i feel that we lost the whole focus of the role of the military as far as our government goes. the roll is this -- that their role is to defend this country. it is not to go to other countries, no matter what 9/11 happened -- 9/11 did happen. we went over there. george bush was on the aircraft carrier and said mission accomplished. that was it. to me, that should have been a done deal. we are here 10 years later fighting a war that basically the members of our congress and government is using is -- this as a tool to police the rest of the world. we are destroying our country, building enemies because -- if you look at afgha
afghanistan? guest: but the students -- they do, but quite frankly they are wrapped up in their own world. mike problem is to break them out of the rut. the last time i was on the show was writing about the institution. asked me back and i will talk about how they need to be opened up to the world. host: let's go to greg from tennessee. republican caller. caller: yes, you know, i feel that we lost the whole focus of the role of the military as far as our government goes. the roll is this --...
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schaefer as the president of true alliesance, which has 22-member financial centers and approximately $1.4 billion in assets and both of these individuals are exceptionally knowledgeable voices on consumer protection issues and were deeply engaged in these issues during the dodd-frank act. mr. calhoun, i wanted to ask you one question having to do with for-profit education. title ten of the dodd-frank act requires the study and monitoring of the private education student loan market, and it is my understanding from hearings in the health education and labor committee that it's common for the for-profit educational institutions to make student loans directly to their students as a way to fill the gap between federal loans and the price of tuition. do you know if these loans would be covered by the bureau's new authorities under dodd frank, and if not, do you believe they should be? >> they are covered and they should be, because this is a mini version of the subprime lending and mortgage problems we saw. these loans are provided to people who are trying to do the right thing, get an ed
schaefer as the president of true alliesance, which has 22-member financial centers and approximately $1.4 billion in assets and both of these individuals are exceptionally knowledgeable voices on consumer protection issues and were deeply engaged in these issues during the dodd-frank act. mr. calhoun, i wanted to ask you one question having to do with for-profit education. title ten of the dodd-frank act requires the study and monitoring of the private education student loan market, and it is...
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, policymakers, angeles. weekdays, watch live coverage of the u.s. house and weeknights, policy board's and hearings. on the weekends, you can see our signature interview programs. on saturdays, "the communicators," and on sundays, "newsmakers," "q&a" and prime minister's questions from the house of commons. you can also watch any time at c-span.org. c-span -- washington your way. a public service created by america's cable companies. "washington journal" continues. host: joining us from new york is the executive director of groupon.org. appreciate your time this sunday morning. >> thank you for having me. host: let's begin with the story we have been focusing on all morning, the possible agreement between the white house and congressional democrats and republicans on raising the debt limit before tuesday. major garrett has been following the story online at nationaljournal.com. no new tax revenue would be part of these negotiations. your reaction? guest: our 5 million members have been clear on this. a huge
, policymakers, angeles. weekdays, watch live coverage of the u.s. house and weeknights, policy board's and hearings. on the weekends, you can see our signature interview programs. on saturdays, "the communicators," and on sundays, "newsmakers," "q&a" and prime minister's questions from the house of commons. you can also watch any time at c-span.org. c-span -- washington your way. a public service created by america's cable companies. "washington...
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guest: the president said he wanted deal by july 22. i would put my money on july 22. and it might be a late night. host: karen past joining us this morning. thank you. -- karen bass. coming up, we will hear from carter gordy, bloomberg news. -- dorothy. first, a news update from c-span radio. >> is department reports that housing starts were up in june. builders broke ground on more single-family homes and apartments. this resulted in a 1436% increase from may. still, economists say that is half of the home building needed to sustain a healthy housing market. the space shuttle have left the space station for the last time. florida homecoming will mark the end of the 30-year shuttle era. an update on the investigation of phone hacking and britain appeared in london's outgoing police chief says 10 of 45 press officers for the force are former employees of rupert murdoch's news international. he denied knowing the newspaper was a gauge in phone hacking. rupert murdoch testified before a parliamentary committee coming up in just under 20 minutes. you could hear it live on
guest: the president said he wanted deal by july 22. i would put my money on july 22. and it might be a late night. host: karen past joining us this morning. thank you. -- karen bass. coming up, we will hear from carter gordy, bloomberg news. -- dorothy. first, a news update from c-span radio. >> is department reports that housing starts were up in june. builders broke ground on more single-family homes and apartments. this resulted in a 1436% increase from may. still, economists say that...
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we are borrowing $10 billion a month for afghanistan. and yet we're saying we're going to balance the budget by going after poor people, senior citizens, by going after pell grants. if people talk about jobs. you have to invest to create jobs. you cut these programs and it is hard to be competitive in these economies. when you cut money for education and transportation infrastructure, it becomes more difficult to become competitive. we need to be smart about this. this approach of exempting corporate welfare, to me, is egregious. let me finally say this, and that is, i will and as i began here, i thought we would be coming back talking about how we're getting closer. and this built the best i can, i hope this is just bad political theater -- but this bill is a sharp right turn grid it moves us further away from where i thought we were getting too. i hope it does not delay our ability to come to some sort of an agreement between the congressional leadership and the white house. i hope this is not something that further fuels this notion t
we are borrowing $10 billion a month for afghanistan. and yet we're saying we're going to balance the budget by going after poor people, senior citizens, by going after pell grants. if people talk about jobs. you have to invest to create jobs. you cut these programs and it is hard to be competitive in these economies. when you cut money for education and transportation infrastructure, it becomes more difficult to become competitive. we need to be smart about this. this approach of exempting...
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i sent a letter to the president, signed by 22 of my republican colleagues, saying it was irresponsible for the president to be scary the markets and americans the way he was doing. it was irresponsible to assume he was going to get a debt ceiling without fixing the problem. it was irresponsible not to have a plan b. i think we have found that that he is irresponsible. so the responsible thing that is to pass this legislation. i just want to talk about the animal numbers. on an annual basis, we can cover the essential numbers. according to the president's budget, if we do not pass the debt increase, we have to live within our means. what that means is $2.60 trillion. to put that in context, that is $800 billion more that we spent 10 years ago under president clinton. it totally covers the debt, social security. it still needs $1.60 trillion for all other essential services. and that is only 200 billion less than we spent 10 years ago. so this does not have to be a crisis, unless we plan for it. unfortunately, this it ministration has not planned for it. >> we want to let you know that t
i sent a letter to the president, signed by 22 of my republican colleagues, saying it was irresponsible for the president to be scary the markets and americans the way he was doing. it was irresponsible to assume he was going to get a debt ceiling without fixing the problem. it was irresponsible not to have a plan b. i think we have found that that he is irresponsible. so the responsible thing that is to pass this legislation. i just want to talk about the animal numbers. on an annual basis, we...
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the 22-year-old elected to the l.a. city council in 1953, her outside of the box thinking would be considered, now, but her idea was to bring professional baseball to los angeles. as someone born in brooklyn, i did not know if i support her idea, but she brought professional baseball to the west. another would be steve phillips from the new jersey city council, not exactly known for ethics, but he had been focused in on the ethics reform since 2005. ethics is something we are seeing elsewhere. it is being pushed in the missouri state legislature. also, higher education reform like in the kansas state legislature. they want to open up higher education. there is a lot of outside the box thinking, but also it is interesting. but you do not always see it. my current job is the editor of an on-line news information site in new jersey. there is a young elected official on the west feel town council -- westfield town council. there is a lot of outside the box campaigning. there were kickball fund- raisers, dueling pianos, a su
the 22-year-old elected to the l.a. city council in 1953, her outside of the box thinking would be considered, now, but her idea was to bring professional baseball to los angeles. as someone born in brooklyn, i did not know if i support her idea, but she brought professional baseball to the west. another would be steve phillips from the new jersey city council, not exactly known for ethics, but he had been focused in on the ethics reform since 2005. ethics is something we are seeing elsewhere....
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even under president ronald reagan, federal spending was over 22% of gross national product. throughout this -- though this legislation may claim to exempt many federal programs in spending limitation there are -- it is almost impossible to revert spending to the 1960's levels without shortcuts in every program. even the f.y. 2012 budget that the house republican majority passed in april would dismantle medicare as you know it, allow for federal spending to be above 20% of the gross domestic product. i urge my colleagues on both sides to vote to support america's retirees, veterans and children and oppose this dangerous legislation. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. poe: request permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from texas is recognized for one minute. mr. poe: mr. speaker, under the a.t.f.'s operation fast and furious, purchasers bought and sold guns to mexican drug cartels while the a.t.f. watched. it is hard t
even under president ronald reagan, federal spending was over 22% of gross national product. throughout this -- though this legislation may claim to exempt many federal programs in spending limitation there are -- it is almost impossible to revert spending to the 1960's levels without shortcuts in every program. even the f.y. 2012 budget that the house republican majority passed in april would dismantle medicare as you know it, allow for federal spending to be above 20% of the gross domestic...
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and i view that the vacation as a catch 22. you are bringing major business to underdeveloped of different cities, but on the other hand, the people who live in the neighborhood, it seems like they are not reaping the benefits. i wanted to know, how can we create sustainable neighborhoods that allow people who are still trying to achieve the american dream and be able to afford and lived in these brand-new neighborhoods and communities? >> first of all, i have to say judge a vacation has been -- i had to say that gentrification -- we're probably seeing a lot of cities around the country to reverse a problem which is no investment, people not building new homes, and people not moving back into some of these communities, so they are emptying out. as problems go for cities, this is probably not a bad problem have because it means the city is growing and attracting businesses and new energy. i think this is typically an issue for local communities to make determinations about how you get the right balance, if in fact certain areas
and i view that the vacation as a catch 22. you are bringing major business to underdeveloped of different cities, but on the other hand, the people who live in the neighborhood, it seems like they are not reaping the benefits. i wanted to know, how can we create sustainable neighborhoods that allow people who are still trying to achieve the american dream and be able to afford and lived in these brand-new neighborhoods and communities? >> first of all, i have to say judge a vacation has...
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we're going to begin with a call from los angeles. michelle is a democrat there. you're on for david keating of the club for growth. caller: given that you made the comments about t republican candidate mitt romney has developed an unshakable reputation as a flip-flop per uses federal powers to coerce taxpayers, and tim pawlenty is hard to pin down, who do you like? guest: well, what the club for we haveohas been doing, published a series of white papers on many of the presidential candidates, all of those that have declared publicly that they ought are going to be running for office. the club has a political action committee. we have not made a decision about which candidates to endorse and we may not endorse any candidate for president. we have made three endorsement already for u.s. senate candidates. jeff blake in arizona. in the house, steve king for representative in iowa. we are going to analyze all of the presidential candidates. there may be some that we will declare, and if we do we will publish a white paper on them, too. a republican of michigan -- tha
we're going to begin with a call from los angeles. michelle is a democrat there. you're on for david keating of the club for growth. caller: given that you made the comments about t republican candidate mitt romney has developed an unshakable reputation as a flip-flop per uses federal powers to coerce taxpayers, and tim pawlenty is hard to pin down, who do you like? guest: well, what the club for we haveohas been doing, published a series of white papers on many of the presidential candidates,...
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host: next call from los angeles on the independent line. under early good morning to you. -- an early good morning. caller: i am in texas right now and one week ago i had toward -- toured juarez. it is quite different than the town i knew. there were machine gun turrets, federal police, military, municipal police, and it is in a lockdown. most of the shops and the places we used to go are closed down. i think when you look at it, obviously, there is the kind of crime happening and i even had trouble finding a cabdriver who would take me on a tour. that is how bad it was. guest: i've been to by iraq and afghanistan reporting over there. since we were focusing on the u.s., i saw no need to go to tijuana. it has gotten so bad because of the drug cartel violence, the idea that there are people down in mexico, they are fleeing. they are not running to the northeastern u.s.. they are not going north. in some cases, i am sure they are, but as soon as they crossed the border and they get into the u.s., that is when things change. part of the story
host: next call from los angeles on the independent line. under early good morning to you. -- an early good morning. caller: i am in texas right now and one week ago i had toward -- toured juarez. it is quite different than the town i knew. there were machine gun turrets, federal police, military, municipal police, and it is in a lockdown. most of the shops and the places we used to go are closed down. i think when you look at it, obviously, there is the kind of crime happening and i even had...
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goodall moved to los angeles after world war ii and began his career as a postal service employee. mr. goodall was awarded the congressional gold medal in 2007. sadly in november of last year, mr. goodall passed away at 88 years old. first lieutenant goodall is a designee of this post alpha silt. and i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from illinois. mr. davis: i yield myself such time as i might consume. it's my pleasure to yield such time as he might consume to the author of this measure, representative adam schiff from california. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. schiff: i thank the gentleman for yielding and thank the chair and ranking member for their support. i rise today to speak in support of a bill to designate the u.s. postal office building located at 281 east colorado boulevard in pasadena, california. doing so will honor mr. goodall's service to the community and country as an airman, public information officer and postal worker. it's my honor to talk about a man who
goodall moved to los angeles after world war ii and began his career as a postal service employee. mr. goodall was awarded the congressional gold medal in 2007. sadly in november of last year, mr. goodall passed away at 88 years old. first lieutenant goodall is a designee of this post alpha silt. and i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from illinois. mr. davis: i yield myself such time as i might consume. it's my pleasure to yield...
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came to los angeles for his very first visit. and not a single elected official wanted to greet or welcome him. except for one, my father. and that's where i got my political courage. and we know that americans are counting on us now more than ever to solve their problems and working together with courage and in good faith i believe we can and we will. this past week i experienced a wonderful victory but also a profound loss. my dear, sweet mother passed away unexpectedly the day before the election. she was the driving force behind our family, and this is the first accomplishment i've ever had and not been able to share with her. she was looking forward to seeing this day, and i know both she and my father are looking down today smiling. and for that i want to thank everyone who made this possible. thank you to my children, katie, danny, mark. my son-in-law, john. my five beautiful grandchildren, three of whom are here today, mckenna, brooklyn and josiah. and thank you to leader pelosi, democratic whip hoyer, and the california
came to los angeles for his very first visit. and not a single elected official wanted to greet or welcome him. except for one, my father. and that's where i got my political courage. and we know that americans are counting on us now more than ever to solve their problems and working together with courage and in good faith i believe we can and we will. this past week i experienced a wonderful victory but also a profound loss. my dear, sweet mother passed away unexpectedly the day before the...
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the borrower is the slave to the lender. 22 applies to families and proverbs 22 applies to nations. if we were living within our means as a nation almost all the debate in the last six months in this chamber would have been different. we tried every method in the fed's bag of tricks to protect the interest rate because if the rate goes up at all the house of cards fall. we work to manipulate banks, manufacturing, because we must keep revenue up. we manage every relationship worldwide because we need the borrowing liquidity. we borrow from future generation because we're afraid that this generation has to make the hard choices. our economy struggles which leaves washington to overmanage every sector which causes more economic uncertainty. our focus has shifted from families to corporate bailouts because we're living beyond our means. and we're trying everything we can to make it work. it's not sustainable. we have to get back in balance. capital investment and investment in industry is slower because so much of the money that will go toward starting businesses is dealing with our obl
the borrower is the slave to the lender. 22 applies to families and proverbs 22 applies to nations. if we were living within our means as a nation almost all the debate in the last six months in this chamber would have been different. we tried every method in the fed's bag of tricks to protect the interest rate because if the rate goes up at all the house of cards fall. we work to manipulate banks, manufacturing, because we must keep revenue up. we manage every relationship worldwide because we...
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the next call on that line, los angeles, california, bill, good morning. caller: we had the aerospace and aeronautical capital of the world. everything function. it was on track and dynamic, all the related support industries cap 85 economy. the high schools could graduate skilled wellbore, tool list, machinists, draftsmen, you name it. all of the businesses were related to that key industry, skilled manufacturing. then they started to disappear, and i do not know where win. now my machine shop sells sugar cane and pinatas. when i had to go back construction, that was a massive shock. it is just a joke comparatively. codes and standards, specifications have to be maintained. construction was just a sham as far as i was concerned. a carnival, living in a circus. host: are you employed right now? caller: no. construction just shut down completely after 2008. i could not find anything. i lost my i say -- eyesight. even if i could find a job, i could not perform. guest: thank you, bill. that tells us the sad tale of america's disappearance of a last 30 years.
the next call on that line, los angeles, california, bill, good morning. caller: we had the aerospace and aeronautical capital of the world. everything function. it was on track and dynamic, all the related support industries cap 85 economy. the high schools could graduate skilled wellbore, tool list, machinists, draftsmen, you name it. all of the businesses were related to that key industry, skilled manufacturing. then they started to disappear, and i do not know where win. now my machine shop...
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we created 22 million new jobs. we reduce our deficit, and when he left office, there was a surplus, and a projected surplus of $5 trillion. during the bush years, we not only have the tax cuts, but we entered two wars in which we were not paying for, and spending grew dramatically. now, we need to get our economic house in order, reduce spending, raise revenues, and come forward with jobs programs. since the republicans have been in office, they have not come forward with one single job- creation idea, bill, or program. if we need to create jobs and we need to move forward. we need to settle this debate, and both the option of the fall off of the table. -- moves the option of default offer the table. would you or anyone invest or hire people if you were sure that interest rates were not going to go up? this will affect everyone. interest rates would go up on mortgage rates, car loans, student loans. this is a serious time in our country. i have never been more concerned about our future that i am now. i hope the pr
we created 22 million new jobs. we reduce our deficit, and when he left office, there was a surplus, and a projected surplus of $5 trillion. during the bush years, we not only have the tax cuts, but we entered two wars in which we were not paying for, and spending grew dramatically. now, we need to get our economic house in order, reduce spending, raise revenues, and come forward with jobs programs. since the republicans have been in office, they have not come forward with one single job-...
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let's look at some of the headlines out of washington, beginning with 8 "los angeles times." the headline from the "atlanta journal-constitution." and from the sun. "globe." more details from the "new york times." republicans have changed the terms of the national debate. also, ring on the debt negotiatns, new talks made progress late saturday. sudden optimism -- here is how the story began to unfold yesterday with a commons, beginning with harry reid and that democratic leaders in the u.s. senate. >> many elements to be finalized. they're still a distance to go before any arrangement can be completed. but we should give eryone as much possible -- as much room as possible to do their work. we need as much time as possible to reach an agreement if one can be reached. we will hold over the vote until tomorrow and then to give them more time to talk. in fact, we will come in at noon and have the vote at 1:00. i am glad to see this move toward cooperation and comprose. i hope thabears fruit. i am confident that the final agreement for a long-term approach will move forward. there
let's look at some of the headlines out of washington, beginning with 8 "los angeles times." the headline from the "atlanta journal-constitution." and from the sun. "globe." more details from the "new york times." republicans have changed the terms of the national debate. also, ring on the debt negotiatns, new talks made progress late saturday. sudden optimism -- here is how the story began to unfold yesterday with a commons, beginning with harry reid and...
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and the wars of iraq an afghanistan. congress last came together and raised the debt ceiling in february of 2010. and it dizz so -- it did so with the idea that we were working together. we understand that we're at a $14-plus trillion. there's no one who is happy with a growing debt. but many economists will tell you that economists will tell you that a deficit is sometimes important to take care of a country's people. who knows what is going on in japan right now because they need to take care of their people. they need to ensure that those who are impacted by the sunesune and earthquake and knew -- by the tsunami and the earthquake and the nuclear explosion, they need to take care of the sick people and the hurt people. but our country is not like portugal and greece. economists -- an economist we listened to two weeks ago said on the record that this country is -- that this nation is not broke. let me say it again, americans. don't be intimidated and frightened to believe that america is broke. we can solve this probl
and the wars of iraq an afghanistan. congress last came together and raised the debt ceiling in february of 2010. and it dizz so -- it did so with the idea that we were working together. we understand that we're at a $14-plus trillion. there's no one who is happy with a growing debt. but many economists will tell you that economists will tell you that a deficit is sometimes important to take care of a country's people. who knows what is going on in japan right now because they need to take care...